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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 25.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Dec;124(6):e1153–e1160. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0953

TABLE 5.

Perinatal Characteristics of Infants With PVHI

Parameter, % (n) Unilateral PVHI
(n = 52)
Bilateral PVHI
(n = 17)
Pearson Test
Indomethacin use 53 (27) 59 (10) .70
PDA ligation 25 (13) 29 (5) .70
Culture proven sepsis 56 (29) 59 (10) .80
NEC 25 (13) 47 (8) .09
Dexamethasone use 25 (13) 35 (6) .40
VP shunt placement 37 (19) 65 (11) .04
Shunt infection 19 (10) 24 (4) .70
ROP requiring surgery 38 (20) 53 (9) .30

PDA indicates patent ductus arteriosus.